Kdrama | Lakshmi G. Iyer

Starts frenetic, mellows into a meditation on found family and death, and stumbles at the finish. Woo Do Hwan sparkles.

The hype is real. Fantastic production, tight writing, and world-building that earned a spot on my rewatch list.

A fast Netflix thriller-romance of gorgeously flawed people, carried by Gong Yoo, Seo Hyun Jin, and a spectacular score.

A funny, irreverent sageuk that refuses to take itself seriously, and stands apart for it.

A wistful fantasy about a second chance at eighteen, and whether one more shot at communication would change anything.

An older kdrama with a brash, loud, unfeminine lead who is honest and whole, and a show that subverts every trope around her.

A languid study of grief and connection, scored by haunting piano, that makes you fall back in love with ordinary life.

A cold-CEO romance that turns into a study of what a safe home does to a child. The details are flawless.

A sageuk that is really a long argument about motherhood: protect them, then let them go.

A premise with so much potential, scattered by the writing. A review of the better show flickering underneath.

Category: Kdrama